SS19 NORDIC AND GLOBAL COLLABORATION FOR OSH IMPACT: INTEGRATING 'VISION ZERO', CLIMATE CHANGE AND NCDS PREVENTION PERSPECTIVES TO CREATE SAFE, SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHY WORKPLACES FOR ALL

The Future of Work group, founded in 2016 by the Nordic Labour Inspection Authorities, advises Nordic Labour Inspectorates on emerging challenges in the world of work. Its goal is to prepare labour inspectorates for challenges like digitalization, artificial intelligence, climate change, migration, and work-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This session proposes an innovative approach that combines Vision Zero principles, NCD prevention, and climate change adaptation for future workplaces' safety and sustainability. Vision Zero, once focused on accident prevention, now includes broader disease prevention at work, like work-related cardiovascular diseases. Additionally, it explores how climate change adaptation affects worker health. Regulatory agencies must incorporate this evolving knowledge to develop new occupational safety and health (OSH) practices. This session will gather experts and practitioners from various fields to integrate Vision Zero, work-related NCDs, and climate change implications into OSH practices to create safe and sustainable workplaces. Key outcomes include reducing work-related deaths (accidents and diseases), addressing climate change's impact on OSH, and informing OSH practices that incorporate NCDs, Vision Zero, and climate change. This effort aims to create workplaces that are safe, sustainable, and resilient in the face of evolving challenges.